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Hurricane Watch

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Hurricane Watch 🌀 Today’s Featured Product! 🎆 Hurricane Bike Saddle New!! Floura High Fiber Bars For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I’m on hurricane watch today. There’s no official hurricane watch for my area; but Isaias is no joke! We can’t  afford to let our guard down. It looks like the Alabama/Florida border has the highest chance of a direct hit; and I sympathize with residents of that region. I can’t help but be glad that I don’t live on the coast! Today I didn’t ride. At about 7:30 am, I checked the weather site; and it said the wind was 20 mph. When I looked outside, it appeared that there wasn’t any wind; but I decided to skip the ride anyway, and play engineer instead. Play Engineer 👷🏻 I have to play engineer when I order an item, and it comes unassembled. Sometimes this makes me feel like I’m all thumbs! I wanted one of those rolling baskets with a clothes rod on top; like you find in laundromats. I was tired of having my bicycle’s saddlebags in a big box on the floor. So I ordered the basket. Somehow, I had an idea that this basket would come fully assembled, in a huge box. Wrong! It was in parts, with tools and assembly instructions included; and I had to get to work and play engineer. The process took at least two hours; but now I can store my panniers off the floor. When cold weather arrives, I can hang my cycling jackets there, instead of on the bookcase. And now, back to watching that hurricane! Will I be able to ride tomorrow; or will the wind still be 20 mph? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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They Were Smart

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They Were Smart ⛵️ They were smart, those Vikings; and not only when it comes to seafaring over long distances. Their home heating methods sound ingenious. If had the means to construct my own abode, I think I’d like to have something along those lines. It would be a relief to know I could keep warm without having to rely on the power grid. But oh, the learning curve!  Learning Curve ↩️ The learning curve would have me going backwards a lot before I made any progress; I’m sure of that. And for many reasons; going back to such living has many considerations, wood- burning being only one of them. I barely know how to split a length of tree branch into firewood. How do I find such wood to begin with; and when is the best time of year to gather it?  How does one store firewood so that it doesn’t become wet and un-burnable? Would I be able to find what my father called fat pine?  I would need a hatchet, at least; and I don’t know how to keep one sharp. Dull cutting implements are more dangerous than sharp ones; they’re more likely to slip, and cut you instead of the log. If there were a flue, I’d need to keep up with its maintenance; who needs a chimney fire? I wish I could ask the Vikings; they were smart! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story. I live in New Orleans; and  retired in January 2023. More time for cycling! Website designed by Cecile Levert © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL No Layout Found TRANSLATOR

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Feeling Sheepish?

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Feeling Sheepish? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Nobody enjoys feeling sheepish; but I thought of the expression while viewing this YouTube. Watch at about 08:07 minutes. A bicycle-powered sheep-shearing machine! I think it would be great to run, say, my blender using pedal power. But how long must I pedal in order to whip up a smoothie? Have I got the mechanical skills to hook up that blender in the first place? As for powering my laptop that way: I say, forget it. The motion of pedaling makes it difficult or impossible for me to look steadily at a computer screen; book; or whatever. It’s not like glancing at a cyclocomputer every few minutes! I expect that a bike such as a Schwinn GTX is better for such purposes than a road bike. Or is that just my own vague notion? Even when you’ve got the bike for the job, there’s the question of having the space to set up your human-powered appliance(s). I’m feeling sheepish to admit it, but I “rode” indoors this morning. It didn’t get quite as cold as predicted; but it was still cold. I needed to get in some pedaling, even if it was only 16 minutes. I skipped it yesterday, because my foot seemed to get a bit too much the day before. But maybe tomorrow!

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Appalachian

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Appalachian Bicycling along the Appalachian trail? Yes, indeed! This trail spans more than 2000 miles, running through fourteen states from Maine to Georgia. This is not an adventure to be undertaken lightly; especially if you’re aiming for more than a single day’s riding. Parts of the AT are quite rugged. Hazardous weather is a possibility. Summer can see strong T-storms; and cold weather can bring snow and ice, making riding much more difficult. Packing for this adventure seems to be quite a challenge. You want the right stuff, but don’t need to be weighed down with things you won’t really need. To begin with, how about the bike? Is a touring bicycle best? If you’re going to spend nights along the trail, will you need a tent? A sleeping bag? Oh, and don’t forget, there are bears there! We visited Great Smoky Mountains when I was a kid. I remember them as being quite wet; a waterproof tarp to put under your tent wouldn’t be a bad idea. Neither would a poncho. And a first aid kit … there we go, getting overloaded already! Naturally there’s more than the Appalachian Trail to cycling in North Carolina. These routes range from the easy Neuse River Loop from Mini City, to the expert Roadbike Loop from Brevard. So many trails, and so little time to ride them! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER

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